Working meeting with Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Acting Head Aisen Nikolayev

Acting Head of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Aisen Nikolayev informed the President about preparations in the region for the new academic year.

August 29, 2018

16:20

Novo-Ogaryovo, Moscow Region

Mr NikolayevNikolayev AisenHead of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) reported that the number of children in the region is increasing every year. Five years ago,
there were 32,000 students in Yakutia; now there are 42,000. The public-private
partnership programme launched in 2015 is being completed in Yakutsk. In late 2018
or early 2019, 12 social facilities will open, including four large schools,
five large kindergartens and three cultural venues, including a modern arts
centre, a city library and a children’s art centre. The schools will provide
higher capacity with 1,620 new openings. However, the shortage of space remains
acute.

The Acting Head of the Republic further
said that there are three buildings in Yakutsk that can be used as schools
after minimal renovation, which would increase capacity by about 1,000. Purchasing
these buildings would require around 600 million rubles. Mr Nikolayev noted
that, unfortunately, the republic has a significant budget deficit this year
and there are not enough funds. He asked the President to instruct the Government to assist the republic on co-financing terms.

Vladimir Putin promised to give corresponding instructions
to the Government.